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耶和华的荣光充满了殿

所罗门祷告完了,有火从天上降下来,烧尽了燔祭和其他的祭品;耶和华的荣光充满了那殿。 因为耶和华的荣光充满了耶和华的殿,祭司都不能进入耶和华的殿。 那火降下,耶和华的荣光停在殿上的时候,以色列众人都看见;于是他们在铺石地跪下,俯伏在地,敬拜称颂耶和华说:“耶和华是良善的,他的慈爱永远长存。”

所罗门和人民一起献祭守节(A)

王和全体人民都在耶和华面前献祭。 所罗门王献上了二万二千头牛、十二万只羊为祭。这样,王和全体人民为 神的殿举行了奉献礼。 祭司都站在自己的岗位上;利未人也站着,拿着大卫王所做的耶和华的乐器,称颂耶和华,因为他的慈爱永远长存;大卫借着他们赞美耶和华的时候,祭司在众人前面吹号;以色列众人都站着。 所罗门把耶和华殿前院子当中的地方分别为圣,在那里献上了燔祭和平安祭的脂肪,因为所罗门所做的铜坛容不下所有的燔祭、素祭和脂肪。

那时,所罗门和全体以色列人,就是来自哈马口,直到埃及小河的一群极大的会众,一起举行了七天的节期。 第八天举行了严肃会,又举行献坛礼七天,举行了七天的节期。 10 七月二十三日,王遣散众民回家;他们因看见耶和华向大卫、所罗门和他的子民以色列所施的恩惠,心里都欢喜快乐。

耶和华的警告与应许(B)

11 这样,所罗门完成了耶和华的殿宇和王宫。在耶和华的殿里或所罗门的宫中,所罗门心里要作的,都顺利地作成了。 12 夜间,耶和华向所罗门显现,对他说:“我已经听了你的祷告,也为我自己选择了这地方作献祭的殿。 13 如果我使天闭塞不下雨,或吩咐蝗虫吞吃这地的土产,或差遣瘟疫到我的子民中间来; 14 这称为我名下的子民,若是谦卑、祷告、寻求我的面,转离他们的恶行,我必从天上垂听,赦免他们的罪,医治他们的地。 15 现在我的眼睛必张开,我的耳朵必垂听在这地所发的祷告。 16 现在我拣选了这殿,把它分别为圣,使我的名永远在这殿中;我的眼和我的心也常常留在那里。 17 至于你,你若是在我面前行事为人像你的父亲大卫所行的那样,遵行我吩咐你的一切话,谨守我的律例和典章, 18 我就必巩固你的国位,好象我和你父亲大卫所立的约说:‘你的子孙必不会断人作君王统治以色列。’

19 “可是,如果你们转离我,丢弃我在你们面前颁布的律例和诫命,去事奉和敬拜别的神, 20 我就必把以色列人从我赐给他们的土地上拔出来,并且我为自己的名分别为圣的这殿,我也必从我面前舍弃,使这殿在万民中成为笑谈和讥笑的对象。 21 这殿虽然高大,但将来经过的人,都必惊讶,说:‘耶和华为甚么这样对待这地和这殿呢?’ 22 人必回答说:‘是因为这地的人离弃了耶和华他们列祖的 神,就是领他们从埃及地出来的 神,去亲近别的神,敬拜和事奉他们;所以,耶和华使这一切灾祸临到他们。’”

The Dedication of the Temple(A)

When Solomon finished praying, fire(B) came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled(C) the temple.(D) The priests could not enter(E) the temple of the Lord because the glory(F) of the Lord filled it. When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the Lord above the temple, they knelt on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the Lord, saying,

“He is good;
    his love endures forever.”(G)

Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the Lord. And King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand head of cattle and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep and goats. So the king and all the people dedicated the temple of God. The priests took their positions, as did the Levites(H) with the Lord’s musical instruments,(I) which King David had made for praising the Lord and which were used when he gave thanks, saying, “His love endures forever.” Opposite the Levites, the priests blew their trumpets, and all the Israelites were standing.

Solomon consecrated the middle part of the courtyard in front of the temple of the Lord, and there he offered burnt offerings and the fat(J) of the fellowship offerings, because the bronze altar he had made could not hold the burnt offerings, the grain offerings and the fat portions.

So Solomon observed the festival(K) at that time for seven days, and all Israel(L) with him—a vast assembly, people from Lebo Hamath(M) to the Wadi of Egypt.(N) On the eighth day they held an assembly, for they had celebrated(O) the dedication of the altar for seven days and the festival(P) for seven days more. 10 On the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people to their homes, joyful and glad in heart for the good things the Lord had done for David and Solomon and for his people Israel.

The Lord Appears to Solomon(Q)

11 When Solomon had finished(R) the temple of the Lord and the royal palace, and had succeeded in carrying out all he had in mind to do in the temple of the Lord and in his own palace, 12 the Lord appeared(S) to him at night and said:

“I have heard your prayer and have chosen(T) this place for myself(U) as a temple for sacrifices.

13 “When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain,(V) or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague among my people, 14 if my people, who are called by my name,(W) will humble(X) themselves and pray and seek my face(Y) and turn(Z) from their wicked ways, then I will hear(AA) from heaven, and I will forgive(AB) their sin and will heal(AC) their land. 15 Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place.(AD) 16 I have chosen(AE) and consecrated this temple so that my Name may be there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.

17 “As for you, if you walk before me faithfully(AF) as David your father did, and do all I command, and observe my decrees(AG) and laws, 18 I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted(AH) with David your father when I said, ‘You shall never fail to have a successor(AI) to rule over Israel.’(AJ)

19 “But if you[a] turn away(AK) and forsake(AL) the decrees and commands I have given you[b] and go off to serve other gods and worship them, 20 then I will uproot(AM) Israel from my land,(AN) which I have given them, and will reject this temple I have consecrated for my Name. I will make it a byword and an object of ridicule(AO) among all peoples. 21 This temple will become a heap of rubble. All[c] who pass by will be appalled(AP) and say,(AQ) ‘Why has the Lord done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’ 22 People will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the Lord, the God of their ancestors, who brought them out of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them(AR)—that is why he brought all this disaster on them.’”

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 7:19 The Hebrew is plural.
  2. 2 Chronicles 7:19 The Hebrew is plural.
  3. 2 Chronicles 7:21 See some Septuagint manuscripts, Old Latin, Syriac, Arabic and Targum; Hebrew And though this temple is now so imposing, all

La gloire de l’Eternel remplit le Temple(A)

Lorsque Salomon eut terminé sa prière, le feu tomba du ciel et consuma l’holocauste ainsi que les sacrifices, et la gloire de l’Eternel remplit le Temple[a]. Les prêtres ne pouvaient pénétrer dans le temple de l’Eternel, car la gloire de l’Eternel avait rempli l’édifice. Tous les Israélites virent descendre le feu et la gloire de l’Eternel sur le Temple ; ils s’inclinèrent le visage contre terre sur le dallage du parvis, se prosternèrent et se mirent à louer l’Eternel en disant : « Oui il est bon, oui son amour est éternel ! »

Le roi et tout le peuple offrirent des sacrifices devant l’Eternel. Le roi Salomon offrit en sacrifice 22 000 bœufs et 120 000 moutons. C’est de cette manière que le roi et tout le peuple inaugurèrent le temple de Dieu. Les prêtres se tenaient à leur poste, les lévites prirent position avec les instruments de musique de l’Eternel que le roi David avait conçus pour louer l’Eternel en chantant : « Oui, son amour dure à toujours » ; c’est David qui les avait chargés de jouer de ces instruments pour louer l’Eternel. Quant aux prêtres, ils faisaient retentir les trompettes vis-à-vis d’eux et tout Israël se tenait debout.

Salomon consacra l’intérieur de la cour qui s’étend devant le temple de l’Eternel pour y offrir les holocaustes et les graisses des sacrifices de communion, car l’autel de bronze que Salomon avait fait fabriquer ne pouvait recevoir tous les holocaustes, les offrandes et les graisses. Salomon et tout Israël célébrèrent la fête[b] pendant sept jours. Un très grand nombre de gens étaient venus depuis la région de Hamath jusqu’au torrent d’Egypte[c]. Le huitième jour eut lieu une réunion cultuelle. Ainsi, on avait fait la dédicace de l’autel pendant sept jours, et l’on avait célébré la fête durant sept autres jours[d]. 10 Le vingt-troisième jour du septième mois, Salomon renvoya le peuple chacun chez soi. Tous étaient joyeux et avaient le cœur content à cause des bienfaits que l’Eternel avait accordés à David, à Salomon et à Israël, son peuple.

La réponse de l’Eternel à Salomon(B)

11 Salomon acheva ainsi le temple de l’Eternel et le palais royal. Il réussit à réaliser tout ce qu’il s’était proposé de faire pour ces deux édifices. 12 Alors l’Eternel apparut à Salomon pendant la nuit et lui dit : J’ai exaucé ta prière et je choisis cet endroit comme lieu de sacrifices pour moi. 13 Lorsque je fermerai le ciel et qu’il n’y aura pas de pluie, lorsque j’ordonnerai aux sauterelles de ravager le pays ou que j’enverrai la peste contre mon peuple, 14 si alors mon peuple qui est appelé de mon nom s’humilie, prie et recherche ma grâce, s’il se détourne de sa mauvaise conduite, moi, je l’écouterai du ciel, je lui pardonnerai ses péchés et je guérirai son pays. 15 Désormais, j’écouterai attentivement et je considérerai favorablement la prière faite en ce lieu. 16 A présent, je choisis cet édifice et j’en fais un lieu saint pour y être à jamais présent. Je veillerai toujours sur lui et j’y aurai mon cœur. 17 Quant à toi, si tu te conduis devant moi comme ton père David, si tu fais tout ce que je t’ai ordonné et si tu obéis aux ordonnances et aux lois que je t’ai données, 18 je rendrai stable pour toujours ton trône royal selon l’alliance que j’ai conclue avec ton père David lorsque je lui ai dit : « Il y aura toujours l’un de tes descendants qui gouvernera Israël[e]. » 19 Mais si vous vous détournez, si vous négligez mes ordonnances et mes lois que j’ai établies pour vous, et si vous allez rendre un culte à d’autres dieux et vous prosterner devant eux, 20 alors je vous arracherai de mon pays que je vous ai donné, je rejetterai loin de ma vue ce temple que j’ai consacré pour y être présent, et je ferai en sorte que tous les peuples s’en moquent et ricanent à son sujet. 21 Et ce temple qui aura été si glorieux, tous ceux qui passeront à proximité seront consternés et s’exclameront : « Pourquoi l’Eternel a-t-il traité ainsi ce pays et ce temple[f] ? » 22 Et l’on répondra : « C’est parce qu’ils ont abandonné l’Eternel, le Dieu de leurs ancêtres, qui les avait fait sortir d’Egypte, parce qu’ils se sont attachés à d’autres dieux, qu’ils se sont prosternés devant eux et les ont adorés. Voilà pourquoi il leur a infligé tout ce malheur. »

Footnotes

  1. 7.1 Voir Lv 9.23-24.
  2. 7.8 Il s’agit de la fête des Cabanes (voir 5.3).
  3. 7.8 C’est-à-dire de l’extrême nord à l’extrême sud du pays. Le torrent d’Egypte est sans doute le Wadi el-Arish qui a son embouchure à quelque 80 kilomètres au sud de Gaza.
  4. 7.9 La fête de la Dédicace avait duré du 8e au 14e jour du mois, la fête des Cabanes du 15e au 22e jour.
  5. 7.18 Voir 1 R 2.4.
  6. 7.21 Voir 2 Ch 36.19.

And at Solomon's finishing to pray, then the fire hath come down from the heavens, and consumeth the burnt-offering and the sacrifices, and the honour of Jehovah hath filled the house,

and the priests have not been able to go in unto the house of Jehovah, because the honour of Jehovah hath filled the house of Jehovah.

And all the sons of Israel are looking on the descending of the fire, and the honour of Jehovah on the house, and they bow -- faces to the earth -- on the pavement, and do obeisance, and give thanks to Jehovah, for good, for to the age [is] His kindness.

And the king and all the people are sacrificing a sacrifice before Jehovah,

and king Solomon sacrificeth the sacrifice of the herd, twenty and two thousand, and of the flock, a hundred and twenty thousand, and the king and all the people dedicate the house of God.

And the priests over their charges are standing, and the Levites with instruments of the song of Jehovah -- that David the king made, to give thanks to Jehovah, for to the age [is] His kindness, in David's praising by their hand -- and the priests are blowing trumpets over-against them, and all Israel are standing.

And Solomon sanctifieth the middle of the court that [is] before the house of Jehovah, for he hath made there the burnt-offerings, and the fat of the peace-offerings: for the altar of brass that Solomon made hath not been able to contain the burnt-offering, and the present, and the fat.

And solomon maketh the feast at that time seven days, and all Israel with him -- a very great assembly -- from the entering in of Hamath unto the brook of Egypt.

And they make on the eighth day a restraint, because the dedication of the altar they have made seven days, and the feast seven days.

10 And on the twenty and third day of the seventh month he hath sent the people to their tents, rejoicing, and glad in heart, for the goodness that Jehovah hath done to David, and to Solomon, and to Israel His people.

11 And Solomon finisheth the house of Jehovah, and the house of the king; and all that hath come on the heart of Solomon to do in the house of Jehovah, and in his own house, he hath caused to prosper.

12 And Jehovah appeareth unto Solomon by night, and saith to him, `I have heard thy prayer, and have fixed on this place to Me for a house of sacrifice.

13 If I restrain the heavens and there is no rain, and if I lay charge on the locust to consume the land, and if I send pestilence among My people --

14 and My people on whom My name is called be humbled, and pray, and seek My face, and turn back from their evil ways, then I -- I hear from the heavens, and forgive their sin, and heal their land.

15 `Now, Mine eyes are open, and Mine ears attentive, to the prayer of this place;

16 and now, I have chosen and sanctified this house for My name being there unto the age; yea, Mine eyes and My heart have been there all the days.

17 `And thou, if thou dost walk before Me as David thy father walked, even to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and My statutes and My judgments dost keep --

18 then I have established the throne of thy kingdom, as I covenanted with David thy father, saying, There is not cut off a man to thee -- a ruler in Israel;

19 and if ye turn back -- ye -- and have forsaken My statutes, and My commands, that I have placed before you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them -- then I have plucked them from off My ground that I have given to them,

20 and this house that I have sanctified for My name, I cast from before My face, and make it for a proverb, and for a byword, among all the peoples.

21 `And this house that hath been high, to every one passing by it, is an astonishment, and he hath said, Wherefore hath Jehovah done thus to this land, and to this house?

22 and they have said, Because that they have forsaken Jehovah, God of their fathers, who brought them out from the land of Egypt, and lay hold on other gods, and bow themselves to them, and serve them, therefore He hath brought upon them all this evil.'